Jennie Garth

"I never met a cow I didn't like." - Jennie Garth, on being a vegetarian.

Jennie Garth played the role of Kelly Taylor on the long-running FOX television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000). This show, chronicling rich kids from high school to college, was the candy cocaine for the adolescent masses in the '90s. She returned in 2008 to the new revival of 90210.

SEX APPEAL

At 5'5", Jennie Garth is a pretty petite woman. Her sex appeal stems largely in part from her sly smirk and simple style. At the 4th Season Premiere Party for Six Feet Under in 2004, Jennie Garth took to the famed carpet in a candy red top, matching browns for belt and purse, and blood red shoes. It was her dark, formfitting jeans, however, which delivered her form in slender proportions. Jennie Garth is not a leggy supermodel, but she knows what works on her and how to accentuate her own natural allure. Her small lip curl lets us know there's a siren underneath that quiet sexiness.

SUCCESS

Jennie Garth is most famous for her role as troubled rich girl Kelly Taylor on Beverly Hills, 90210. After working on the series for its complete 10-year run, the only other real success she has seen is with the series What I Like About You. The show debuted in 2002 on the WB and enjoyed a successful run, with at least four seasons to its name.

Jennie Garth is more famous by association (as most of the other 90210 actors were), thanks to working with TV producer Aaron Spelling, his daughter Tori Spelling and the always troublemaking Shannen Doherty. She is also best friends with her former 90210 costar Tiffani Thiessen. She made a triumphant return to the revival of 90210 in 2008.

Jennie Garth Biography

Jennifer Eve Garth was born on April 3, 1972, in Urbana, Illinois. Her parents, John and Carolyn Garth, both had three children from separate marriages before Jennie was born. Jennie grew up on a horse ranch, along with her six siblings, until her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona when Jennie was 13.

During her short time in Arizona, Jennie Garth took dance lessons and dabbled in modeling before being discovered by a talent scout who saw her win a talent competition at the age of 15. In her junior year of high school, Jennie dropped out and moved to California with her mom to pursue acting.

jennie garth on beverly hills, 90210 During her stay in California, Jennie Garth started taking acting classes and went to auditions. One of her auditions was for the role of Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell, but that job went to Tiffani Thiessen, who soon became a good friend of Jennie's.

After about four months in Los Angeles, she landed a part on the short-lived NBC series A Brand New Life (1989), which incidentally enough, was about a woman with three kids who marries a man with three kids, both from former marriages.

Within a year of taking on her first acting role, Jennie Garth was cast as Kelly Taylor for the FOX series Beverly Hills, 90210. The show gave Jennie instant exposure as a rich high school student in Beverly Hills. Her costars on the show, like Luke Perry, Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty, also became household names.

jennie garth in star and without consent During her 10 years of work on Beverly Hills, 90210, Jennie Garth also took acting roles in made-for-television movies like Star (1993), Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994) and Without Consent (1994). However, the television movies could not rival the exposure she achieved on 90210.

Toward the middle of her work on Beverly Hills, 90210, Jennie Garth married Daniel B. Clark. As she continued her work on the popular primetime FOX series, the couple divorced after two years, in 1996. Not long after her divorce, Jennie Garth began to date fellow actor Peter Facinelli (Fastlane).

The new couple welcomed a daughter, Luca Bella, into the world in June of 1997. With a newborn and boyfriend, Jennie Garth continued her work on 90210 and branched out into producing made-for-TV movies. She began making public service announcements in 1999 as a result of her struggle with migraine headaches.

jennie garth on what I like about you When the FOX series ended its 10-year run in 2000, Jennie Garth took a break from work. On January 20, 2001, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli were married on her ranch in Santa Barbara, California. The following December, the couple welcomed their second daughter, Lola Ray, into the family.

With her family in order, Jennie Garth went back into television, starring in the WB series What I Like About You (2002), with Amanda Bynes.

jennie garth's family life In 2005, Jennie accepted a spokesperson position for the Angel Soft Angels in Action Program. The campaign serves to honor children and teenagers who have performed exemplary acts of community service. As for acting, Jennie is still starring in What I Like About You. This is her first comedy series and her longest-running gig, second to her role as Kelly on 90210.

Unlike some celebrities who cut short of academics, Jennie received her high school diploma and is fluent in Italian. She and Peter remain married and continue to raise their two daughters. When she is not hard at work, Jennie enjoys spending time with the family at her ranch, horseback riding and gardening.

jennie garth back on 90210

After a 2007 appearance on Dancing With The Stars, in which she came in fourth, in 2008, she began work on a revival of the hit show 90210, and now Jennie Garth was playing Kelly Taylor the guidance counselor. She found herself starring alongside new hotties like Shenae Grimes, AnnaLynne McCord and Jessica Stroup. She appeared in the first six episodes.